Wolves are now in a better place than they were earlier in the season.
Wanderers had a very turbulent start to the 2024/25 campaign, with Gary O’Neil getting sacked in December after a run of poor results.
It was a decision that many felt should have been made sooner.
Wolves were atrociously defensively under O’Neil, and there was also a real problem with players not managing their emotions and lacking leadership.
Mario Lemina got into a scuffle with Jarrod Bowen after Wolves’ defeat to West Ham United, and was then stripped of the captaincy.
The man who succeeded him as captain was Nelson Semedo, and Wolves recently shared some interesting behind-the-scenes footage of the new skipper.
What Semedo said to Munetsi on his first day at Wolves
Wolves signed two new players on transfer deadline day.
Nasser Djiga arrived from Red Star Belgrade, while Marshall Munetsi came in from Reims, just like Emmanuel Agbadou before him.
Munetsi made his debut for Wolves against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup on Sunday, and gave a good impression.
He played well considering he only had his first day at the club last Wednesday – and Wolves have released footage of him going around Compton Park.
And there is one interesting interaction he has with Semedo, as the pair head out to the training pitches.
At 9:24, Semedo allows Munetsi to head out the door to the training pitches first, prompting Munetsi to say: “From where I come from, you let the leader go first.”
Semedo humbly replies: “Everyone here is a leader, I’m just the guy who wears the armband.”
The pair then do some training away from the group, with Semedo chatting to the new Wolves midfielder throughout.
Semedo is the perfect choice to be Wolves captain
Semedo feels like a great choice to be captain of Wolves after the previous incumbent.
Emotions have been too high at Wolves this season. But Semedo is clearly a calm and humble character, and not someone who has any kind of ego.
During his time at Wolves he’s been a top professional, and is well respected in the dressing room.
He appears to see the group as equals, and that will likely make him a popular choice.
The one thing with him is that his contract is up at the end of the season, and Wolves do need to make some progress on this soon.
Having lost their captain for the last three summers, and then the Lemina situation, the club now need someone in the role of skipper for a longer period of time and Semedo feels a great fit.